different between falcata vs kopis

English

Noun

falcata (plural falcatas)

1. (historical) A sword in pre-Roman Iberia having a concave edge to the blade.

Translations

Anagrams

• Calafat

Dutch

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from English falcata, from Spanish falcata, reportedly coined by Fernando Fulgosio modelled on Latin falcatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?l?ka?.ta?/
• Hyphenation: fal?ca?ta

Noun

falcata f (plural falcata's)

1. (historical) A falcata; an Iberian single-edged curved sword.

Italian

Noun

falcata f (plural falcate)

1. (athletics) stride (of a runner)

Adjective

falcata

1. feminine singular of falcato

Latin

Adjective

falc?ta

1. nominative feminine singular of falc?tus
2. nominative neuter plural of falc?tus
3. accusative neuter plural of falc?tus
4. vocative feminine singular of falc?tus
5. vocative neuter plural of falc?tus

Adjective

falc?t?

1. ablative feminine singular of falc?tus

References

• falcata in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Etymology

Coined in 1872 by Fernando Fulgosio, based on Latin falcatus (“sickle-shaped”). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faw?ka.ta/

Noun

falcata f (plural falcatas)

1. falcata (ancient Iberian sword)
   • 1997, Rainer Daehnhardt, Homens, Espadas e Tomates, Publicações Quipu, page 255:

     A pega em forma de cabeça de cavalo é uma reminiscência da falcata lusitana, por sua vez descendente do tipo de arma indo-europeia.

     The hilt shaped as a horse's head is reminiscent of the Lusitanian falcata, which is in turn descendant of the Indo-European type of weapon.

Related terms

• espada, gládio, foice

Spanish

Etymology

Coined in 1872 by the Spanish historian and archaeologist Fernando Fulgosio, based on Latin falcatus (“sickle-shaped”). The term used in Roman sources is machaera Hispana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fal?kata/, [fal?ka.t?a]

Noun

falcata f (plural falcatas)

1. falcata
   • 2003, Laura Alcalá-Zamora, La necrópolis ibérica de Pozo Moro, in Bibliotheca Archaeologica Hispana, page 123.

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (kopís)

Noun

kopis (plural kopides)

1. A short forward curved sword in Ancient Greece used primarily as a cutting tool, but also for combat.

Translations

See also

• falcata
• kukri

Danish

Noun

kopis c

1. indefinite genitive singular of kopi